| | County Economic Status, FY 2022 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2017–2019 | Per Capita Market Income, 2019 | Poverty Rate, 2015–2019 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2017–2019 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2019 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015–2019 | Composite Index Value, FY 2022 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2022 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2022 |
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| United States | - | 4.0% | $46,969 | 13.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.3% | $33,926 | 15.3% | 108.9% | 72.2% | 138.4% | 113.6% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 3.2% | $51,304 | 10.6% | 79.8% | 109.2% | 91.5% | 78.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 3.9% | $27,557 | 18.6% | 98.5% | 58.7% | 170.4% | 138.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 4.2% | $27,399 | 18.0% | 105.9% | 58.3% | 171.4% | 133.8% | 137.0 | 2,136 | 3 |
| Bath | Attainment | 2.7% | $53,964 | 10.9% | 67.1% | 114.9% | 87.0% | 81.0% | 78.4 | 288 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 3.4% | $26,066 | 10.3% | 84.8% | 55.5% | 180.2% | 76.7% | 113.9 | 1,415 | 2 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 2.9% | $41,197 | 6.5% | 73.6% | 87.7% | 114.0% | 48.1% | 78.6 | 296 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 6.1% | $21,925 | 28.4% | 153.1% | 46.7% | 214.2% | 211.3% | 192.9 | 2,977 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 3.8% | $24,098 | 16.2% | 96.7% | 51.3% | 194.9% | 120.8% | 137.5 | 2,154 | 3 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.7% | $28,315 | 8.9% | 93.6% | 60.3% | 165.9% | 66.0% | 108.5 | 1,249 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 5.6% | $19,111 | 25.7% | 142.0% | 40.7% | 245.8% | 191.3% | 193.0 | 2,979 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.0% | $29,468 | 10.3% | 75.5% | 62.7% | 159.4% | 77.0% | 104.0 | 1,104 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 3.8% | $29,368 | 10.2% | 95.0% | 62.5% | 159.9% | 75.8% | 110.2 | 1,298 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 3.3% | $21,393 | 20.9% | 83.3% | 45.5% | 219.6% | 155.9% | 152.9 | 2,515 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | Transitional | 4.1% | $26,639 | 19.2% | 103.8% | 56.7% | 176.3% | 143.3% | 141.1 | 2,250 | 3 |
| Highland | Transitional | 2.9% | $32,172 | 10.1% | 73.7% | 68.5% | 146.0% | 75.2% | 98.3 | 909 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 4.5% | $18,216 | 25.5% | 112.8% | 38.8% | 257.8% | 189.8% | 186.8 | 2,949 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 3.3% | $32,338 | 25.4% | 83.7% | 68.8% | 145.2% | 188.9% | 139.3 | 2,211 | 3 |
| Patrick | Transitional | 3.9% | $22,656 | 14.2% | 98.0% | 48.2% | 207.3% | 106.0% | 137.1 | 2,138 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 4.1% | $29,573 | 14.8% | 102.9% | 63.0% | 158.8% | 110.0% | 123.9 | 1,758 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.6% | $31,784 | 18.0% | 89.5% | 67.7% | 147.8% | 134.1% | 123.8 | 1,757 | 3 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 4.6% | $21,946 | 21.1% | 115.4% | 46.7% | 214.0% | 157.5% | 162.3 | 2,688 | 4 |
| Scott | Transitional | 3.5% | $22,270 | 15.5% | 88.0% | 47.4% | 210.9% | 115.6% | 138.2 | 2,178 | 3 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 4.2% | $25,562 | 18.9% | 107.0% | 54.4% | 183.7% | 140.6% | 143.8 | 2,317 | 3 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 4.8% | $26,019 | 17.5% | 121.6% | 55.4% | 180.5% | 130.4% | 144.2 | 2,327 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 3.7% | $29,788 | 16.5% | 93.2% | 63.4% | 157.7% | 123.0% | 124.6 | 1,778 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 5.2% | $20,690 | 22.7% | 131.6% | 44.0% | 227.0% | 168.8% | 175.8 | 2,858 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 4.1% | $25,019 | 14.8% | 104.0% | 53.3% | 187.7% | 110.5% | 134.1 | 2,047 | 3 |
